sustainability indicator

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainabilityandindicator

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsustainabilityorindicator.
sustainability
noun[U]
uk
/səˌsteɪ.nəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/səˌsteɪ.nəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being able to continue over a period ...
See more atsustainability
indicator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/us
/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
See more atindicator

(Definition ofsustainabilityandindicatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsustainability indicator

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Depending on the state of belief about these conditions, the choice ofsustainabilityindicatoris predetermined.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The approach can be used to map any othersustainabilityindicatorset.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The 'capital aggregation' problem, if it exists at all, is not therefore fatal for sustainability indicators.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By taking together environmental conservation and herewith conflicting goals in one and the samesustainabilityindicatorthe development of the state of the environment is being obscured.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Progress on sustainability indicators will mean that sustainable development can be more than a vague commitment on the part of governments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are continuing major international efforts to monitor biodiversity, and much attention is given to collecting data on biodiversity and sustainability indicators.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Strong sustainability indicators accord a more central role to the conservation of critical natural assets within the broader goal of prudently managing a nation's portfolio of assets over time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Clearly, some of the tasks for the near future need to be a proper sustainability audit and the development of comparable sustainability indicators.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Over and above this, all the documents address the need to define sustainability indicators and to formulate a more comprehensive strategy for each sector.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Some 198 authorities have embarked upon state of the environment reports and 134 are planning to develop local sustainability indicators.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The foundation's work on sustainability indicators, which measures aspects of life and environment, indicated the connection between economic growth and sustainability.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The core of the verification system contains a filter based on a series of exclusion criteria, as well as a group of sustainability indicators.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsustainability
Go to the definition ofindicator
See other collocations withsustainability
See other collocations withindicator